Hours Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday (Sept. through May): 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location 400 Eau Claire St. at S. Farwell St. Telephone Information & References: (715) 839-5004 Checkout, Returns, Fines: (715) 839-5003 Youth Services: (715) 839-5007 All Other Inquiries: (715) 839-1648 Fax (715) 833-5310 E-Mail librarian@eauclaire.lib.wi.us Contacts John Stoneberg, Library Director (715) 839-5002

The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library serves the residents of the City of Eau Claire, as well as residents of Eau Claire County through a contractual agreement. It is the largest library in West Central Wisconsin, the resource library for the ten-county Indianhead Federated Library System and a charter member of the MORE consortium of libraries that share an online catalog, as well as the loan of books, videos, DVDs, audiobooks and other materials. Access to many of the library's information resources, including the online catalog, are available from our website at http://www.ecpubliclibrary.info. Visit us at our centrally-located downtown location and return the items you borrow at return boxes situated at grocery stores throughout the city.

Services Provided:

The mission of L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is to be a source of ideas and information, provided in a wide variety of formats, in order to meet the personal, educational and occupational needs of all its customers, enriching individual lives and contributing to the development and cultural life of the community.

Circulation Services
Get a free library card and enjoy the use of thousands of materials from over 35 libraries. Renew your items, place a hold on an item that's checked out or check your library record.

Information Services
Need help? Ask us! Phone, fax, e-mail or visit the library to get answers to questions. We can help you choose books to read, music to listen to or movies to watch. We can also help you use the online catalog to find what you need.

Youth Services
It's all here for kids and teens--programs, homework help, recommended reading , resources for parents, cool web sites and tours of the Children's Room and Young Adult Lounge areas of the library.

Library Catalog
Search for books, movies and more on our online catalog featuring over 30 Western Wisconsin libraries.

Library Programs and Events
Check out the many presentations, discussion series and entertainment opportunities for adults, teens and kids.

New Books, DVDs, CDs, Books on CD and more . . .
Want to know the latest items available at the library?  Find it here!

Readers’ Corner
May we recommend some excellent alternatives for your reading and viewing enjoyment?

Genealogy and Local History
Tools for genealogists and history buffs at your fingertips, including obituary and cemetery indexes, a local history database and much more.

Online Reference Resources
Get online access to magazine articles, address and telephone listings, statistical and biographical information and answers to your questions about health, issues in the news and more.